Newcastle United manager Steve McClaren (L). (Photo : Reuters)
Cellar-dweller Newcastle United (0-3-2, 2 points) is set to meet newly-promoted squad Watford (1-1-3, 6 points) at the St. James' Park on Saturday as week 6 of the 2015-2016 Premier League season moves along.
The Magpies are currently tied at the bottom of the league with Stoke City and Sunderland and will be in danger of relegation if they do not start to improve their play soonest.
This match against the Hornets is one of the rare times they will face a perceived weaker opponent and frustrated new manager Steve McClaren would like to make the most out of it.
Newcastle's last match was a 0-2 blanking in the hands of West Ham United on Tuesday at the Boleyn Ground, which said to have added to McClaren's disappointment as he lost to an old rival, West Ham coach Slaven Bilić, as reported by Chronicle Live.
Meanwhile, Football League Championship runners-up Watford had been playing decently in their first stint in the England's top league.
Head coach Quique Sánchez Flores led his team to three draws and a win so far in the young season and the future looks promising for the squad.
The Golden Boys upset one of the current top teams, Swansea City, in their last game, 1-0, at the Vicarage Road behind forward Odion Ighalo's lone goal, the third for Watford in the season, as per BBC Sport.
McClaren is desperate for a win and it will show in his boys' performance against the Hornets on Saturday.
The prediction is a tough 1-0 win for Newcastle. Finally, the 54-year-old mentor will get his first taste of Premier League victory.
Newcastle United starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Krul; Janmaat, Haidara, Mbemba, Coloccini; Anita, Wijnaldum; Sissoko, Colback, Thauvin; Cissé
Watford starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Gomes; Nyom, Prödl, Anya, Cathcart; Jurado, Capoue; Deeney, Guedioura, Abdi; Ighalo
